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Quiz #1 Review

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The altitude of Polaris measured by an observer at the Tropic of Cancer is
a)
15°
b)
66.5°
c)
23.5°
d)
90°
2.
When it is solar noon at a location at 75° W
longitude, what is the solar time at a location at
120° W longitude?
a)
9am
b)
12 noon
c)
3pm
d)
12 midnight
3.
New York State’s highest peak, Mt. Marcy, is
located at approximately
a)
44°10 N 74°05 W
b)
44°05 N 73°55 W
c)
73°55 N 44°10 W
d)
74°05 N 44°05 W
4.

Observations use the (senses, lasers)

a)

senses

b)

lasers

5.

Same substance = same (mass, volume, density)

a)

mass

b)

volume

c)

density

6.

Cut an object, density (increases, decreases, remains the same)

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

remains the same

7.

As pressure increases, density (decreases, increases).

a)

decreases

b)

increases

8.

As temperature increases, density (decreases, increases).

a)

decreases

b)

increases

9.

Same substance - As volume increases, mass

a)

decreases

b)

increases

c)

stays the same

10.

Water most dense = (3.98oC, 0oC), (liquid, solid)

a)

3.98oC, liquid

b)

3.98oC,solid

c)

0oC, liquid

d)

0oC, solid

11.

Direct relationship = graph line goes (up, down)

a)

up

b)

down

12.

Inverse relationship = graph line goes (up, down)

a)

up

b)

down

13.

Static relationship = graph line (vertical, horizontal)

a)

vertical

b)

horizontal

14.

Cyclic relationship = graph lines goes (up, down)

a)

up

b)

down

c)

up and down

15.

Describe the relationship (sentence answer) = As temperature increases, density _________

a)

decreases

b)

increases

c)

remains the same

16.

Most environmental changes are (noncyclical, cyclic). Examples - tides, seasons, day and night

a)

cyclic

b)

noncyclical

17.

ESRT page 1 - Rate of change equation = change in _____________/time

a)

volume

b)

value

c)

density

18.

Why does the Sun generally appear to rise in the east, move across the sky, and set in the west each day?

a)

Earth rotates on its axis.

b)

Earth revolves around the Sun.

c)

The Sun rotates on its axis.

d)

The Sun revolves around Earth.

19.
Which 2 layers of the Earth form the lithosphere?
a)
Crust and Core
b)
Crust and lower mantle
c)
Crust and upper mantle
d)
Crust and middle mantle
20.
What percent of our atmosphere is made up of gases other than oxygen and nitrogen?
a)
20%
b)
10%
c)
5%
d)
1%
21.
The layer of our atmosphere in which weather occurs is the
a)
troposphere
b)
stratosphere
c)
mesosphere
d)
exosphere
22.
Where is the ozone layer located?
a)
Mesosphere 
b)
Thermosphere
c)
Stratosphere
d)
Troposphere
23.
What is the most common gas in the atmosphere?
a)
oxygen
b)
carbon dioxide
c)
nitrogen
d)
carbon monoxide
24.
Which Hemisphere are both North America and South America found in?
a)
Western Hemisphere
b)
Eastern Hemisphere
c)
Southern Hemisphere
d)
Northern Hemisphere
25.
Lines of ___________ run from the North Pole to the South Pole.
a)
latitude
b)
longitude
c)
equator
26.
Lines of latitude are also called meridians.
a)
True
b)
False
27.
The 0 degree mark of longitude is known as the ___________ ______________ measure from Greenwich England.
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
International Date Line
d)
Contour Line
28.
What is the name of this line at 0 degrees latitude?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
29.
What is the approximate location of letter B?
a)
80oN, 0o
b)
0o, 80oW
c)
80oS, 0o
d)
0o, 80oE
30.
What is the approximate location of G?
a)
100oW, 40oN
b)
40oN, 100oW
c)
40oS, 100oW
d)
40oN, 100oE
31.
Which of the following letter is at approximately 60 degrees S, 40 degrees W? 
a)
A
b)
D
c)
E
d)
H
32.
What is the absolute location for G?
a)
45oS, 54oE
b)
30oS, 150oW
c)
150oS, 30oE
d)
30oS, 150oE
33.
Which letter would you find at 15oS, 60oW?
a)
A
b)
C
c)
L
d)
H
34.
The continental floor is made up of?
a)
Flowers and grass
b)
Basalt
c)
Granite
d)
Crust
35.
What happens to pressure as we move from the crust to the inner core?
a)
Pressure Decreases
b)
Pressure Increases
c)
Nothing
36.
What happens to temperature as we move from the crust to the inner core?
a)
Decreases
b)
Increases
37.
This layer of Earth is solid Iron and Nickel
a)
Outer Core
b)
Mantle
c)
Inner Core
d)
Crust
38.
This layer of Earth is the thickest part
a)
crust
b)
outer core
c)
mantle
d)
inner core
39.
Looking at your Earth Science Reference Table, what are the coordinates of Ithaca NY? (Read all the answers)
a)
42 N, 76 W
b)
42 S, 76 E
c)
42. 4 N, 76.5 W
d)
42. 4 S, 76.5 E
40.
If you are looking at Polaris at an altitude of 60 degrees what is your latitude?
a)
60 E
b)
60 N
c)
60 S
d)
60
41.
Looking at your reference table,what percent by MASS does aluminum take up in the Crust?
a)
10.1
b)
8.23
c)
46.1
d)
2.09
42.

When it is solar noon at a location at 75° W longitude, what is the solar time at a location at 120° W longitude?

a)

9 a.m.

b)

12 noon

c)

3 p.m.

d)

12 midnight

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